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Jack London Essay
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.”He was born on January 12, 1876. He died November 22, 1916. He was married to Elizabeth Maddern(1900–1904) and Charmian London (1905–1916). Jack London was a famous American author who used nature as his canvas and inspiration.
Jack London had a passion for nature as is evidenced in many of his famous novels; he used his real life experiences as his starting point. Call of the wild- It’s about a dog surviving in Alaska. The Sea Wolf- a literary critic and other survivors of an ocean collision who come under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues them. White Fang- a book about a she-wolf that

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